Chapter 22: Why doesn’t the princess ask King Xuan directly?
The two guards with the highest martial arts skills around Xie Yan, Mo Ying and Han Ying, were dressed in gray cloth, dressed like ordinary people, and hid behind the trees stealthily.
Ever since Ruan Yunsheng came back, whenever she left the house, there was someone responsible for secretly protecting her.
Even the outskirts of the mansion were protected by secret guards like an iron barrel at night, and not even a fly could fly in.
Prince Duan once sent people to the Marquis's mansion to steal the 'Hanxiang Feiyuncao', but they were all wiped out before they even got close to the mansion wall.
Mo Ying looked at the direction the carriage was heading and muttered, "It's a gloomy day, and it looks like it's going to snow. If the princess isn't going back to the Marquis' Mansion, where is she going?"
As he spoke, he suddenly slapped Han Ying beside him and said urgently, "Oh no! Judging from the direction the carriage is going, the princess is probably going to Xingshi Tower!"
Han Ying was annoyed by his slap, but when he heard this, he panicked, "Where's Qi Sha? Call him over!"
Mo Ying said in a daze, "Are you stupid? Qi Sha went on a mission a few days ago and is not in Shengjing right now!"
The two looked at each other and said in unison: "What should we do now?"
"Hurry, hurry! Go back to the palace and tell the prince!"
The two of them ran towards Prince Xuan's mansion.
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Awakening Tower.
Not only can you find the best food and wine here, but you can also enjoy dancers singing, musicians playing strings, storytellers telling stories, and magicians performing. It is an elegant place for many dignitaries to relax and have fun.
After arriving, Ruan Yunsheng asked Zhishu to stay in the carriage and walked into the Xingshi Tower alone.
Five years later, the decoration of Xingshi Building has been completely renewed.
The new waiter didn't recognize Ruan Yunsheng, so when he saw her, he enthusiastically recommended: "Miss, would you like to have a meal or listen to the piano? There's a magician who just came here recently, and he's amazing..."
Ruan Yunsheng walked directly to the counter and placed a nine-curved jade tablet in front of the shopkeeper, while whispering a code: "On the seventh day of the lunar month, half of the moon is missing."
The shopkeeper's expression changed slightly after seeing the jade token clearly. He waved his hand to let the waiter leave and said respectfully, "Princess, please follow me."
Ruan Yunsheng followed the shopkeeper to a private room on the third floor as if he knew the place well, and was surprised to find that the room had not changed much from five years ago.
The shopkeeper said respectfully, "Please wait a moment, my lady. The person you want to see will be here soon."
Ruan Yunsheng nodded and waited patiently.
Xingshilou is a restaurant on the surface, but it is actually the base of a killer organization.
I often brought her to this place to play before the fifth day of the New Year.
About seven years ago, Chuwu was seriously injured and was chased in the middle of the night and fell into her yard.
She was feeling very bored during that time and read a lot of stories about martial arts heroes. She happened to like Chuwu, so she secretly kept him in the yard until he recovered.
Chuwu said that he was an assassin and his martial arts skills ranked fifth in the building, so he was called Chuwu.
At that time, her brothers didn't let her go out, and the old-fashioned Xie Yan also stared at her all day long.
Fortunately, Chuwu is very skilled in martial arts and can take her out of the house to play without anyone noticing.
Most of the time they would come to Xingshilou to listen to stories, operas, and watch magic tricks... In short, it was very interesting.
Unfortunately, five years ago, Chuwu said that he was tired of the life of fighting and killing, and wanted to quit the underworld. From then on, he left Shengjing and wandered around the world.
However, before he left, he gave Ruan Yunsheng a jade token and told her that if she had any problems in the future, she could come to Xingshi Tower, give the secret code, and then hand it over to Chuqi.
About half a quarter of an hour later, the secret door in the private room rang three times, and then someone came out.
At this time, Xie Yan changed into a black suit and the mask covered his face tightly, so his original appearance could not be seen at all.
As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice changed from its original clear and mellow tone to a low and unfamiliar one.
Xie Yan said respectfully, "What do you want, Princess?"
Ruan Yunsheng looked at him suspiciously, "Are you the seventh day of the New Year?"
Xie Yan nodded and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes."
Five years ago, his feelings for Shengsheng became increasingly difficult to control, and he often used the identity of "Chuwu" to get along with her. Several times, he almost couldn't help but express his feelings to her.
But he knew clearly that Shengsheng hated him. If he dared to tell the truth, Shengsheng would not only not accept him, but would think that he had ulterior motives and was approaching her with malicious intent.
In order to restrain himself from doing something irreparable, he could only make an excuse to leave Shengjing.
But he was also worried that Shengsheng might need someone to do something, so he gave her a green jade token and told her to find "Chuqi" if she had any problems.
Unexpectedly, not long after that, Shengsheng fell into the lake.
Ruan Yunsheng naturally didn't know that the person in front of him was Xie Yan, nor did he know what he was thinking.
She was just a little surprised. "Why do I feel like you're taller than you were five years ago?"
Xie Yan coughed lightly, "Princess, after all, I have grown a lot taller in the past five years."
Ruan Yunsheng was half-believing and half-doubting. She remembered that Chuqi had casually mentioned that he was twenty years old.
I'm in my twenties, can I still grow taller?
She looked at Chuqi again and questioned again: "Why do I remember that you still have two strands of white hair on your head?"
Before leaving Beijing on the fifth day of the first lunar month, I took her to meet the seventh day of the first lunar month.
These killers were not in a position to show their faces, including Chuwu, and all of them wore masks.
But for her, five years were just a few days, so she still remembered some characteristics of the seventh day.
Xie Yan's heart tightened!
Oh no, he suddenly learned that Shengsheng was going to meet Chuqi, and rushed over without caring about anything else.
I was in the secret room just now, and I was so busy changing clothes that I forgot about this!
Ruan Yunsheng looked at him warily, "Are you really the seventh day of the New Year?"
Xie Yan coughed twice and pretended to be calm, "Princess, it is indeed the seventh day of the lunar year, but not the seventh day of the lunar year five years ago."
Ruan Yunsheng frowned, "What do you mean?"
Xie Yan explained, "My Lady, you should know that the Wuxin Pavilion's assassin rankings are based on martial arts proficiency. My original name was Chujiu, but over the past five years, I've defeated Chuba and Chuqi, so I'm now Chuqi."
Ruan Yunsheng was making a joke, okay, it seems that there is indeed such a saying.
She added, "Then you can ask the original seventh day to come and see me."
She was not familiar with Chuqi, and felt more at ease with someone she knew.
Xie Yan coughed again and said in a hoarse voice, "He... is out of the capital on a mission, so he can't see the princess now. If the princess has any instructions, it's the same for me to go and do it."
Ruan Yunsheng heard him coughing severely and couldn't help but ask, "Have you caught a cold?"
Xie Yan stopped coughing and said, "I got some internal injuries during the mission, but it's nothing serious."
Ruan Yunsheng nodded. He always felt that Chuqi in front of him was not very reliable, but he had no other choice now.
She hesitated for a moment and decided to test the level of Chuqi first.
"This princess would like to inquire about a few things. Have you ever heard of the Sun and Moon Jade Disk?"
Xie Yan was startled and said in a hoarse voice, "I have heard that King Xuan is also pursuing the Sun and Moon Jade Bi. Why don't you ask King Xuan directly?"
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